CVE-2026-19873

HIGHPre-NVD 7.57.5
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 7.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-31. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 7.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
7.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 7.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

HTML::FormFu versions through 2.08 for Perl allow resource exhaustion via an unbounded repeat count from the query string in Repeatable elements.

When a Repeatable element has counter_name set, its process method reads the repeat count from the named query string parameter, checks only that it is a positive integer, and passes it to repeat, which deep-clones the element's child subtree once per iteration. Nothing caps the value, and no attribute lets an application impose a limit.

The count is read on every request, before the form decides whether it was submitted, so a plain GET reaches the clone loop with no credentials, no session and no request body. Nesting multiplies: a Repeatable inside a Repeatable takes a counter at each level, so an outer and an inner value of 100 build 10,000 clones.

Once the form is submitted, each cloned field's constraints scan the whole element tree in _find_field_value, so cost grows faster than linearly with the count. A single request exhausts memory and CPU.

The latest release on CPAN is 2.07, from 2018. Version 2.08 exists only in the git repository.

CVSS v3
7.5
EG Score
7.5(high)
EG Risk
49(Track)
EG Risk 49/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity75% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
43%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 31, 2026

Last Modified

September 3, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 31, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-19873(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Affected Packages

(3 across 3 ecosystems)
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
libhtml-formfu-perl2.07000-1, 2.07000-2, 2.07000-3
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
libhtml-formfu-perl2.07000-2, 2.07000-3
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
libhtml-formfu-perl2.07000-22.07000-3

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 25× in last 7d / 81× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-09-19 07:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-18 19:55 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-09-18 19:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-18 19:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-09-18 08:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-17 20:48 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-09-17 20:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-17 06:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-16 18:45 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-09-16 18:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-16 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-09-16 06:14 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-09-16 06:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-16 05:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-09-15 18:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-15 07:05 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-09-15 07:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-14 19:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-14 08:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-13 20:30 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-09-13 20:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-13 16:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-09-13 08:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-12 21:27 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-09-12 21:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-09-12 15:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-09-12 09:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-11 22:23 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-09-11 22:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-11 14:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-09-11 10:49 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-09-11 10:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-11 09:36 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-09-10 23:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-10 11:41 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-09-10 11:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-10 09:34 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-09-09 23:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-09 11:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-08 23:30 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-09-08 23:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-08 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-09-08 02:30 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-09-08 02:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-07 16:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-09-07 14:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-07 01:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-06 14:14 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-09-06 14:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  26. 2026-09-06 02:42 UTCEG score recompute
  27. 2026-09-06 02:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-09-05 15:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-09-05 03:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-09-04 16:05 UTCEG score recompute
  31. 2026-09-04 16:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-09-04 05:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  33. 2026-09-04 04:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-09-03 16:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-09-03 07:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-09-02 20:19 UTCEG score recompute
  37. 2026-09-02 20:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-09-02 14:11 UTCEPSS rescore
  39. 2026-09-02 08:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-09-01 21:10 UTCEG score recompute
  41. 2026-09-01 21:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-09-01 13:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  43. 2026-09-01 09:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-09-01 08:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-09-01 05:58 UTCEG score recompute
  46. 2026-09-01 05:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-08-31 18:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-08-31 18:02 UTCEG score recompute 7.50
  49. 2026-08-31 18:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-08-31 17:59 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 7.5 · severity → HIGH
  51. 2026-08-31 13:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-08-31 13:19 UTCNVD update
  53. 2026-08-31 12:29 UTCMITRE cvelistV5
  54. 2026-08-31 10:17 UTCEG score recompute
  55. 2026-08-31 10:17 UTCNVD update
  56. 2026-08-31 10:15 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-19873?
CVE-2026-19873 is a high vulnerability published on August 31, 2026. HTML::FormFu versions through 2.08 for Perl allow resource exhaustion via an unbounded repeat count from the query string in Repeatable elements. When a Repeatable element has counter_name set, its process method reads the repeat count from the named query string parameter, checks only that it is a…
When was CVE-2026-19873 disclosed?
CVE-2026-19873 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 31, 2026, with the most recent update on September 3, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-19873 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-19873 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 57.0% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-19873?
CVE-2026-19873 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-19873?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-19873, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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